Game on: Poll reveals our playful side

A SURVEY has confirmed the Irish are a playful race, with 73% of people questioned saying they had played a game within the last week.

Game on: Poll reveals our playful side

The survey of 1,000 people was carried out on behalf of Cadbury’s and found that, while parents believed strongly in the importance of playing games with their children, less than half had actually done so in the past year.

Despite expert advice that game playing is a good stress reliever, particularly in the current economic climate, the survey also found that 30% of respondents said they did not play games more often because they were too busy with family or other commitments, while 56% didn’t have the time to play games.

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